Andreas Wels

Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver. He has competed at three Olympic Games.
In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard. In 1999 he became vice world cup champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard, and in 2000 European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard together with his partner Tobias Schellenberg.
In 2002 he became vice European Champion in competitive diving and synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. At the 2003 [World Aquatics Championships] in Barcelona he won bronze in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. In 2004 he became European Champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard.
At the 2004 [Olympic Games] in Athens Andreas Wels and Tobias Schellenberg won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. They also won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard at the 2005 [World Aquatics Championships] in Montreal and a gold at the 2006 [European Aquatics Championships] in Budapest.